Originally Posted by
ScottC
Since it looks like it'll be roaming on the Magicjack, I suspect calls to the original number will all go to voicemail. Of course, Magicjack could also have smart voicemail set up on the service. Nobody has actually seen the new product in action, so time will tell how it works...
Originally Posted by
Dubai Stu
It wouldn't be fun using it outside the US with my ATT SIM in it. Am I roaming on Magijack or Megafon? It sounds like it would be easy to make a huge mistake.
Now, this would be a real interesting integration with Google Voice. It would also be interesting if Magicjack can get licensed as an MVNO on one of the networks.
Roaming doesn't really work that. The new MagicJack will run independent of your cell carrier. Your phone will likely report that you're roaming but unless MagicJack reports that information to your carrier as roaming charges, AT&T or TMobile (as the MagicJack is rumored to be GSM only last I saw) will never know that you placed a call on your phone. It will see your phone sign off the cell network when it acquired the MagicJack network, but that's it.
Of course, all that may change once these things hit the market but I imagine that MagicJack is not working with any carrier and is thus going to make quite a few of them unhappy, especially the big cry baby that is AT&T.